What happened: For the first time in 10 years, UNCW men's basketball put on its dancing shoes. The Seahawks capped a championship season with program's first berth in the NCAA tournament since the 2005-06 season. Along the way, UNCW captured a share of the CAA's regular season title, survived two single-possession finishes in the conference tournament and then outlasted Hofstra in overtime to win the tournament championship for an automatic berth to the Big Dance. The 25-win season matched the most victories in school history. Kevin Keatts became the first coach in CAA history to win league coach of the year honors in back-to-back seasons, while Chris Flemmings (first team), Denzel Ingram (second team) and C.J. Bryce (rookie team) earned conference accolades. Flemmings, Ingram and Craig Ponder made the CAA's all-tournament team, with Flemmings capturing MVP.

What's new: A year after making history, the Seahawks are trying to repeat, and exceed, their 2015-16 success. UNCW is off to one of the best starts in program history, putting up impressive offensive and defensive statistics. The Seahawks were unanimously chosen by the league's other coaches and members of the media to repeat as champions, with Flemmings earning the preseason nod as player of the year. Ingram was a preseason second team pick.